Viaje a ALASKA 🦌 Qué hay en el puerto más nuevo de Alaska? 🌲 Icy Strait Point 🦅 Crucero por Alaska 🚢

Viaje a ALASKA 🦌 Qué hay en el puerto más nuevo de Alaska? 🌲 Icy Strait Point 🦅 Crucero por Alaska 🚢

Good morning, friends. Welcome to our second port, Icy Strait Point, here in Alaska. Yes, we arrived early this morning, so second stop. And well, here we are, in the middle of the wilderness, let’s say. There’s not much to see around this place. From what I can see here at the pier, it’s another destination that seems to have just been incorporated because this pier was recently built. I mean, it seems like the ships didn’t, the cruise ships didn’t stop here. I understand that before, they used to spend the day wandering around the fjords and all these mountains, etc., but then they decided it was better to stop, and that’s why they’ve been building all these new destinations, if you will, right? And well, this is a super small community. I think, well, the arrival of cruise ships to such a small place must give them a fantastic injection of activity. I mean, yeah, it’s a good idea that they built this. So, well, uh, we’re going to go for a walk, and then there’s a little bit of history class, right? Okay. Well, history with Daniel. A little bit of history with Daniel, right? Stay tuned. That way you know. Okay. Well, family, we’ve reached the starting point. If you will, of this area, because there’s very little of it around here. Uh, I think all of this is operated by indigenous peoples, and I think it’s great because that way these small communities also manage to benefit from the entire tourism industry, and not just the big cities and big businesses. I mean, it’s great that a little bit goes to them too. And here we have a—what do they call it—gondola that’s going to take us for free to what was a—what would it be?—a canned salmon meat packing plant. Canned, yes. Uh, in this area, salmon was king, let’s say. Years ago, it was fished, processed, and canned. And here, where we’re going today, which is now a museum, was one of the largest canned salmon packing plants in existence, which is also now closed. Here we can see how the industry has evolved, the different industries. For example, yesterday I told you about the timber industry and how the lumberyard closed in the town we visited yesterday. Here we have the history of how the salmon industry worked, large-scale salmon fishing and canning. And little by little, all of that disappeared. I don’t know if the schools have been declining and for environmental reasons it has been abandoned or perhaps due to the influence and competition from other countries that can do it more economically, but the point is that many traditional industries that existed in these places were lost or eliminated, right? So, well, today there remains a museum. Let’s see if we can see something inside and what they teach us, shall we? Go ahead. Let’s go. [Music] They call it the patern. [Music] [Music] [Music] Family, we’ve arrived at our destination with the gondola. The installation they’ve sent here is truly impressive, and it seems they just installed it because they’re still cutting down trees along the side of the road the gondola follows. They’re making room. And here I found some interesting information because it says this facility is locally owned by the Juneau Totem Corporation or the Totem Huna Corporation and it says it has more than 16 Alaska Native Shareholders. Shareholders would be those who have shares in the company, and there are more than 1,600 Alaska Native shareholders who are the owners. Let’s say, this is like an association of indigenous peoples, let’s say, the indigenous peoples, that is, uh, the benefits, let’s say, would all be for them, which makes it very, very interesting. So, now we’re going to go to the fish packing plant that’s around the corner. We’re going to walk and see what it’s all about. Yes. See Aurelia with Grandpa. How are those paws? Paw, paw in paw. What happened to the winter boots? Your boots flew off. Hey, hey, hey. Look, Aurelia in Alaska complaining. What’s that? She wants action. No, I’m not complaining, no. I just want musical action. Come on, come on. [Music] [Music] [Music] Here we are walking along the plague. Aurelia is holding Grandpa. Mm. What did you find here? What I see is, look at the length of this log. Let me show you. It’s a piece that starts here, and look how big it is. Oh, wow. That’s quite a piece. It goes on, on, on all the way there. And another interesting thing, all these logs have chains. Yes. Why ? These are the ones they used for this—in Spanish, it’s called jangada, when they transport these logs by water and make these tremendous log rafts so they don’t scatter. On the outside, they make a kind of wall with a circuit of these logs that have chains that cross it from side to side. So with this, these are the ones that are tied all around the perimeter, and the ones in the center float loose. Mm. So, the barge that pulls them, because they pull them with a boat, the mooring lines are attached to these and that’s where they can apply force and little by little they transport everything by water. Here , everything is transported by water until they take it to the, uh, what are they called?, the woodworks and there they process it, whether into boards, slats, beams, or whatever they need or want to produce, but the size of these trees is impressive. Yes. And another thing, you mentioned that these are cedars. The other day we learned that red cedars are the trees they use to make totem poles. Yes, because they’re the ones that don’t rot. These are the trees that have the greatest resistance to the elements once they’ve been cut down. It’s a wood that doesn’t rot and it’s a wood that isn’t easily attacked by insects and all those bugs that eat wood. Cedar is a natural repellent, right? Often , even at home, we have some to hang in the closets to keep moths out. There are little wooden balls made of cedar wood, and every so often you have to sand them to get the smell back. They’re hung in a little bag, like a net. They ‘re hung in the closets where the clothes are, and this is a moth repellent. It’s like the balls—what was it called back then?—that were put in clothes. I forgot the name, but I know people know what I’m talking about. They were those white balls that had a terrible smell and were put inside clothes so moths wouldn’t eat them. Well, cedar is a natural repellent, let’s say. So let’s go to the cannery. Let’s go. The net to catch the fish, my dad says. Look at the size of that. Another net. Look, that one already has a fish to demonstrate how it worked. There’s another larger one like that. Okay. Do you want to go inside this place? This is a shop, they sell gifts, a gift shop. But there’s a museum over here, and that’s it . Okay. No, a museum. Let’s go to the museum. Yes, we’re going to go into the museum. This, as I said, is all related to salmon fishing and salmon canning back then. It doesn’t operate anymore, but they’ve left it as a museum so that people, our contemporaries, can have an idea of what it was like. It must have been brutal, difficult work, and this area isn’t easy, family. Here, the climate must be something, but unbearable. And one thing that has positively surprised me is that I expected that when we got here, we were going to be eaten alive by the black flies, those little black flies that tear off skin when they bite, and the deer flies, the horse flies, and all those insects. But there’s nothing. There’s a tiny fly that tries to get into your eyes, looking for moisture, but there aren’t any of the others. I mean, there aren’t any mosquitoes in this area either. In the summers, it’s impossible, the bugs eat you alive, and we’re lucky, there’s nothing. I mean, that’s a positive thing. A fire caused by smoking salmon under a house. Oh, nothing was left. Look at the mud. Imagine living here in those days. The famous Willis, Daniel, always talking about the Willis, the Willis, the Willis, do you remember, family? Well, I don’t know, many of you who watch the videos won’t know, but I remember that back in Argentina, in the decade after World War II, these Jeep Willys were exported. to the whole world. We had an acquaintance in Ecochea who had one and we would always go for rides with the famous Willy, right? This Willy had a lot, gearbox, speed and a half, like that was it, uh, thousands of these were manufactured during World War II and it was the jeep, let’s say, the most successful there was because it had very few parts, it was super easy, really super easy to fix, uh, it was assembled and disassembled in a matter of minutes and also what made it super was that it had a wider base and the front wheels were further forward than normal, that is, it gave it a climbing capacity and stability that could be put in. This [ __ ] could be put into any terrain and it wouldn’t tip over. That was the good thing. It climbed, it had a great grip with the 4×4, and it had incredible stability. I mean, it was used a lot during the war, and then it was all army surplus and sold to the different countries that bought them, right? So, yes, the famous Willis. Willis. Let’s see, and now, now, what did you find? Look at this. What’s this? And well, this was the one they used to go out to sea. To take charge, to take charge of the nets, let’s say. But what I’m getting at is that in a place like this, with the rough waters and the cold and the rain, look at what they used to go out to face the sea back then. I wouldn’t dare. This is really like a, I see it, you know what? A bathtub, a bathtub. A bathtub, a tub where you bathe, you know? Just like that. These guys would go out in the morning and not know if they’d come back or not. Uh, this was serious business. Well, there are the traps for them too. They look like crab traps. They’re called crab pots. They put them in there. Uh, these are the ones right here. Let’s see. This is the one used mostly for king crabs . They put a bag of fish inside here, like with remains, let’s say. Yes, remains. Head, all that so the crab detects it and goes inside this trap and then they can’t get out. These are the ones they use. There’s a TV series I know about that tells the story of these crab catchers here in Alaska, on the islands around there. And well, you’ll see it on TV or you’ve probably seen it on TV that these are the cages they use. They drop them, they go to the bottom of the sea, right? And the crabs get inside here and then they lift them up and empty them. I think it’s called Deadly Catch or something like that, right? Yes. The Deadliest Catch or the Delly Catch in English, in Spanish, I don’t know what they call it, but yes, for crab fishing. Let’s go into the factory now to see what’s there. Let’s see, another thing to mention, I mean, a bunch of tourists got off the cruise ship, but you don’t feel like we’re crowded together and anything like that. Ah. Look at that, family. Is that a pulley or not a pulley? It’s an electric pulley. It must have been steam-powered, I don’t know what, because you can’t move this by hand. This is the one that helps. There’s another one hanging there, see? It’s the same one. There you see it. It’s the one that helps bring in the nets when they come in, when the nets are already full of salmon. They raise them through these because it’s impossible to carry it, right? So yeah, let’s see if there’s anything else in here. Let’s see. Kind of like a gift. Okay. Here we find a museum section that shows the entire salmon processing process. The salmon is very interesting because the first thing they show us are the different species or varieties of salmon, which are pink, rosé, lame, king, chum, and sokai sokai. So, well, of course, all this isn’t real; it’s prepared for this with paint, people, it’s painted, but well, these are the stations where they removed the tripe, the head, and part of the fins, right? Up here we have the machine that carried the cans that were transported to fill the cannerillo. Here we have another machine that was surely the one that began to cut it into pieces so they could later can and boil them, right? Because they’re not only canned raw, but they’re also boiled afterwards to preserve it and eliminate all the bacteria, etc., and then it’s ready to eat. So yes, All this is the machinery. How precarious everything was, really, right? It seems like today, when you look at this with modern machinery, I say, they lived practically in the Stone Age, and with this, they managed to produce and create gigantic industries. So, let’s talk a little about the salmon’s life cycle, which is super-intensive. Many people don’t know, but we’re going to tell you about it. So, here we’ve filmed the process of how salmon was packaged. And I look at this, and what makes me think is how many generations must have worked in this cannery, if you will, on these machines, which are original machines. Uh, all the families here worked and lived off the production of this. And how many generations and how many families have been fed and have been able to survive thanks to this salmon canning industry in this place, because there was nothing else apart from this; you just had to go out fishing and canning salmon or go to the forests to cut down trees with an axe because that’s what there was back then. And how hard, how hard, how difficult it must have been for those generations, having to deal with all this in order to survive. Not only is the climate here, which I’ve already told you, brutal, but the working conditions weren’t at all modern; it was all by sheer effort, sweat, and tears, right? So, yes, there you have, family, another little bit of history here in Alaska. And it was the same in Canada because there were also salmon canneries and all that in Canada, so, more or less the same culture in these places. And well, let’s continue later with another little bit. Now Daniel is going to tell us a little about the life cycle of salmon. Well, to start, everyone has eaten salmon, right? How delicious is salmon cooked in a thousand different ways? Uh, we’re not going to talk about farmed salmon because that’s raised in nets, that is, in cages. We’re going to talk about wild salmon. And wild salmon is one of life’s great mysteries, if you will . What happens? Salmon are born in freshwater, but they’re born in mountain streams. It has to be very clean water with a gravel floor, okay? Super crystal-clear water. That’s where salmon are born, uh, that’s where the females spawn and the males fertilize the eggs. The tiny fry, as they’re called, are created, I think. And for the first few years of their existence, they live in freshwater. There, they grow stronger through those tiny streams. They’re threads of water. They often go toward larger rivers that eventually flow into the sea. Once they reach the sea, they spend the next few years, three or four years, depending on the species. Hey, here we are on the West Coast, so they spend most of their lives in the Pacific. That’s where salmon hatch, right? And the time comes when their life cycle is complete, and what happens? The salmon returns to the female to spawn, and the male to fertilize the eggs in the exact same place where they were born. Okay? I mean, it’s a mystery: we don’t know how these little animals can navigate and how they can know after spending years in the Pacific Ocean. Look , the Pacific Ocean is vast, and they swim far out there, right? They don’t stay on the coast; they go out. How do they do it, and what instinct and what GPS guides them to be able to find the river that flowed into the Pacific and begin to go upstream and then look for the tributaries until they can reach that little stream or that little crystal-clear river lost in the mountains where they were born. Okay. That’s where the female spawns. The male fertilizes the eggs, and that’s where the salmon’s life cycle ends. Then they die, and that’s where the waste is. What’s left, let’s say, is a very important form of nutrient for all vegetation, uh, that borders streams, lakes, even deeper vegetation. When bears hunt salmon, they take it to the forest and consume a little, and much of it remains there, which is eventually transformed into nutrients for the plant. As they say, when it goes bad, it rots. Yes, it rots, and well, nutrients remain for the plant, and that’s also an incredible source of food. For all birds, such as eagles, the bald eagle, all kinds of birds, bears, foxes, wolves, everything, all that type of wildlife thrives on the great salmon migration when they also return to spawn, and well, it’s a super easy opportunity to hunt them, to fish them, isn’t it? Wild animals. I mean, yes, that ‘s a mystery because no one has been able to accurately decipher it yet. There are many theories, but none that I think are the right ones for how salmon manage to, after traveling through the Pacific, the Pacific Ocean, for four years, arrive and find the same place where they were born. Look, there are many rivers that can take a different shortcut, make mistakes, turn left when they should be going right, but they still reach their birthplace. So, well, there you have the story of the life of salmon, and okay, family, let’s continue. The different fishing boats they use here in Alaska. Yes, these are the different ways of fishing. Here we have the trollers, hilletters, long liners, the troller, and the crabber. The crabber is for crabs. The troller is the one that pulls the net. That’s one of the worst because it grabs everything. Yes, this destroys everything. The long liner is the one where they put a line with hooks and bait and put boulders so it floats and then they collect them. This would be like a giant half-world. Then we have the Gilnetter, which is a net. This one’s also terrible, the Gilnetter, okay? It’s a net that floats on the surface downwards. It’s like a wall that forms. So the fish, as they swim, collide and get stuck in the, what are they called? The gills here. The gills would be like gills. So it would be a gill net because it fits them in, and once they get their heads in there, they can’t get out. But what happens? That one’s also bad because it catches all kinds of species, and now they make them so the net size is big enough so the little ones can swim through and not get caught. But before, they caught everything in there, and then there’s the other one, the troller, which also carries like drag lines. Okay, those are the different forms of fishing. There’s another bit of information, family. The beams, you can see the beams behind you. Tell us, family. Excuse me if I might bore you a little with this, but we were passing by and I saw these wooden beams and I said, “No, I have to prove this because it seems that in this area, lumber must be, uh, it must have prices, uh, that you can buy, right? How do you say it? Very accessible, accessible because they are practically beams that are almost the size of an entire tree. And I look at this because at home, in Alberta, I’m eventually going to need to buy some and I say, this beam in the city is easily worth $5,000 with its size and here they are using it to build this cafe, the outside, to hold up the awning. There is so much wood in this area and there must be so many lumberyards around here, kind of hidden, that it doesn’t make it impossible to build something like this with a post and beam structure that are truly massive. Okay. You don’t see this anywhere else today in modern construction, let’s say, in the city and that’s because you can’t afford it. That’s the Reason, it’s not that it doesn’t exist, but you can’t afford it. And they use it here like I see it everywhere. So I say, “Well, let’s show you a little of this. Maybe I like wood and I’m always looking at this kind of thing?” And excuse me if I bore you, but this is beautiful. Okay, so now we’re heading back to the boat, but instead of taking the gondola, we’re going to walk. There’s a path that goes through the forest, about a 15-minute walk. And here’s a, what do you say? A tip, right? A warning, a suggestion, let’s say, for parents traveling with babies or little kids who need a stroller. You need something all-terrain with fairly large wheels because look, I’ll show you what the path is like. Dirt, a little bit of gravel, the other stroller, the simplest one, I don’t know, It would be kind of difficult on these roads. If you come with one of those umbrella-like cars that open and close, I don’t know if the Alaskan vegetation will eat up the wheels here, and the roads will eat up the wheel. So, bring something a little more solid. Yes. No, you don’t need something brutal, a 4×4, but something that’s more or less all-terrain, right? And if not, well, you’ll have to go back and forth in the gondola that’s back there, no problem, but if you want to walk, you’ll need thick wheels. And here, what we can see is the massive height of these pines that are growing here. You can see that the forest is so dense that these guys, when they climb up, they just look like lollipops as they go. And all along the side is what ‘s called, what do they call this in Spanish? To go above the trees with an ah in English we call it tree top trekking, so trekking in the trees. Yes, trekking at height among the trees. Since we left from down there we saw it following us all along the edge of the path to go trekking. There are all kinds of difficulties, let’s say, right? This one seems to be a net. There’s another one that is made of pieces of wood. There’s another one where you have to walk on a cable and so they go all through the trees. It’s very interesting for… Well, we’re a little bit older now to do this at length, but it might be interesting for younger people. Yes. So, well, let’s keep walking. We continue. Lettuce Family. We’re in Jurassic Park. There are some gigantic plants here that look like some kind of milk or I don’t know what, but this shows us the amount of water that must fall here in the form of rain, uh, because the vegetation below the pine forests is uh, it seems like tropical or semitropical. Uh, the tree trunks are all covered in moss, a soft moss. The roots too. The ground is like a mattress; when you step on it, it’s like a mattress of moss formed by rotten branches and whatever falls. And then we have a type of vegetation here that wouldn’t be able to grow if the rains weren’t as copious as they should be here. It must be tough here when it rains. M: Another thing I’ve noticed here in the forest is moss. In English, we call it grandfather’s beard. The branches of the pines grow on it, and you only see it when the air is really pure, really clean, and you can see it in these bigger, older trees. So the air we’re breathing is also some of the best there is. Charming, isn’t it? What ‘s in here? Okay. Although there’s an abundance of deer and moose, there are no vipers or snakes here in Alaska. Now we’re on an island. I’m wondering if it’s all of Alaska or just this island we’re visiting. No, it said there that in Alaska there are no vipers, there are no snakes. Very cold. I mean, it must be the cold, whatever. But anyway, one can walk calmly, whenever nothing bothers you. Of course, you only have to worry about the bear. Not the viper, but the bear is something else. Elo, it’s more [ __ ] The viper, how badly one can dodge it. If the bear comes running hungry and wanting to attack, you can’t escape. I mean, but I don’t think there’s much of a problem here . There’s a lot of movement on this trail. A lot of tourists, a lot of noise, conversation. The bear likes the semi-solitary place and when there’s noise it doesn’t feel comfortable, it doesn’t feel good. I mean, if there’s no human garbage they leave it, they throw garbage, I mean, if it doesn’t have food from humans, the bear won’t come, it won’t bother. And if it appears, 99.9% of the time it gets scared. If it’s a black bear, yeah, if it’s a grizzly, it’s a different story. A different story. Here we have the facts and some enormous leaves. I’m going to show you my hand so you can get an idea of the size. Look at that. I’ve never seen a leaf that size. And this is the vegetation that grows here in the forest in Alaska. This is everything that falls from the trees, it’s like a carpet of leaves and moss and dirt and sticks. There are the caves. Look, two caves. The caves. Caves of what it’s like to live inside. Don’t put your hand in there. Just in case, I’m not going to put my hands in there. It’s a mattress that’s formed. Look at the top of that fallen log. What it looks like, look how it grows. We don’t want to stray from the trail. so as not to trample on the unspoiled nature you see here. If people start straying, eh, all of this would soon be ruined with the thousands of passengers getting off these cruises. So, always stay on the path and enjoy what’s on the sides, but without causing any damage, and of course, no littering everywhere, you can’t see a single piece of paper here, eh? So, very good. I haven’t seen any dogs, eh? No, there was one on the cruise. What? Yeah, there was one who was walking around with a dog. Ah, there was a girl on wheelchair who had her dog. So, if they’re service dogs, they’re allowed, but not pets on the cruise. Togo. They won’t let me bring him then. No, no. Togo can only travel from New York to England on the Queen Mary. That’s the only one that allows dogs. But. And how much does the Queen Mary charge you? Ah, I don’t know, I don’t know. Ah, well, the Queen Mary, that ocean liner, has a special kennel for Claro. The rich people who travel with their pets. But you can’t see much there, I mean, you’re crossing the ocean for more than a week, so… And the dog is going to fly away, stuck in a cage for who knows how long. Toguchi would throw up the whole trip. Well, we didn’t take him then. No, we didn’t let him. [Applause] And I’m not taking him. [Music] No. [Music] Well, friends, we’re leaving Icy Straight Point. Ah, we had a very, very nice day. The truth is that I loved this place, and there isn’t even a town to visit. I mean, this port has been built for tourism. Everything we visited today, the museum, the gondola, the trails through the forest, everything new, everything created so that tourists can come and see this little corner of Alaska. And I loved it a lot, much more than I thought I would like. So, very good impressions of IC Street Point. Now we’re traveling toward Juno City. We’re going to arrive tomorrow morning, and the captain was just on the PA, telling us that there’s a very good chance we might see whales because the water is calm, so it’s going to be pretty easy to see them if they’re around. So, we’ll see. Yesterday we already saw orcas, so we’ve had some luck there. And then there’s another type of whale that also hangs around here, called a humpback. I’ll translate it in Spanish. And yes, we’re going to enjoy it. We found a table on the deck back there. The days are nice, I mean, it’s cool. I’m wearing a jacket. Oh, but the days are also long, so it’s perfect to sit for a while and enjoy the scenery. Oh, our ship left the dock there, and another Norwegian ship just arrived , and there’s already tourism in this area. So, well, let’s see if we find whales. Blow the horn, say hello. [Applause] [Music] [Music]

Continuamos con el viaje por Alaska y hemos llegado a nuestro segundo puerto! Icy Strait Point es un destino bastante nuevo que fue inaugurado unos años atrás especialmente para el turismo de cruceros. El lugar es conocido por su vida silvestre y su cultura nativa, y nos sorprendió bastante!

Durante nuestra visita, hicimos un paseo en gondola, aprendimos sobre la industria del salmón y como lo enlataban acá, disfrutamos una caminata por el bosque y nos sorprendimos con la vegetación que crece por estas partes – las plantas son enormes debido a la cantidad de lluvia que esta parte de Alaska recibe!

Así que esperamos que disfruten este paseo con nosotros mientras recorremos Icy Strait Point. Lo encontramos muy interesante y aprendimos mucho durante nuestra visita.

🐟🦅 Icy Strait Point, Alaska: Historia del Salmón, Naturaleza y Bosques Impresionantes | Crucero por Alaska 🚢🌲

🚢 Bienvenida a Icy Strait Point: El Corazón Salvaje de Alaska

Llegamos temprano a Icy Strait Point, nuestro segundo puerto en Alaska. Se trata de un destino completamente nuevo en la ruta de los cruceros, con un muelle recién construido y rodeado de naturaleza virgen. La comunidad local, pequeña y remota, recibe una inyección de vida y economía gracias al turismo.

🛶 Turismo Gestionado por Comunidades Nativas
La operación del puerto y las atracciones está en manos de pueblos originarios, a través de la Huna Totem Corporation, con más de 1.600 accionistas nativos. Esto garantiza que los beneficios económicos queden en la comunidad, promoviendo un turismo sustentable y responsable.

🏭 La Historia del Salmón: Museo y Empaquetadora
Viajamos en góndola hasta la antigua empaquetadora de salmón, hoy convertida en museo. Aquí descubrimos cómo esta industria fue el motor económico de la región hasta que, por temas ambientales y competencia internacional, la pesca y enlatado industrial de salmón fue desapareciendo. Vimos máquinas originales, redes y trampas de pesca, aprendimos sobre el uso de madera local y la historia de los famosos tótems hechos de cedro rojo, una madera que resiste la intemperie y repele insectos naturalmente.

🌳 Caminata por el Bosque y Naturaleza Abundante
Recorrimos senderos que atraviesan densos bosques de pinos, musgo, y plantas gigantes. El suelo es esponjoso, cubierto de ramas y hojas, y la vegetación parece sacada de Jurassic Park. No hay serpientes en Alaska, así que se puede caminar con tranquilidad (aunque siempre atentos a los osos). La experiencia se completa con actividades de treking entre copas de árboles, ideales para familias y jóvenes aventureros.

🦊 Fauna Local y Consejos Prácticos
La zona está libre de insectos molestos en esta época del año, lo que hace mucho más agradable la visita. No hay perros permitidos en el crucero, salvo perros de servicio. Además, si viajan con bebés o niños pequeños, se recomienda traer un cochecito todo terreno para recorrer los senderos.

🐟 El Ciclo de Vida del Salmón: Un Misterio Natural
Exploramos la increíble vida del salmón salvaje: nace en arroyos de montaña, vive varios años en el océano Pacífico y regresa al mismo lugar donde nació para reproducirse, culminando así su ciclo. Este proceso enriquece todo el ecosistema, ya que los restos del salmón alimentan plantas, aves, osos y otros animales. Es uno de los mayores misterios de la naturaleza cómo encuentran su camino de regreso tras años en el mar.

🎣 Métodos de Pesca Tradicional y Sostenibilidad
Aprendimos sobre distintos tipos de barcos y técnicas de pesca usadas en Alaska: trollers, long liners, gilnetters y crabbers. Cada método tiene su impacto, y se están haciendo esfuerzos para minimizar el daño ambiental y proteger a las especies más jóvenes y el equilibrio natural.

🏠 El Uso de la Madera y Arquitectura Local
La abundancia de madera en la zona es impresionante: vigas gigantes, troncos centenarios y construcciones robustas. Este recurso local ha sido esencial para el desarrollo y la arquitectura de la región.

🚶‍♂️ Senderismo y Aventura Entre Pinos
El regreso al barco lo hicimos caminando por un sendero de bosque de 15 minutos. Es fundamental no salirse de los caminos para preservar la naturaleza virgen y evitar el deterioro por el paso de miles de turistas. La observación del entorno revela la importancia de la lluvia y el aire puro para este ecosistema único.

🚫 Sin Mascotas, Pero Con Mucha Vida Salvaje
Aunque no hay serpientes, el bosque es hogar de ciervos, alces, zorros y, por supuesto, osos. El ruido de los turistas generalmente ahuyenta a los osos, pero es clave no dejar basura ni atraer animales con restos de comida.

🌅 Reflexiones Finales y Rumbo a Nuevas Aventuras
Icy Strait Point sorprendió con su propuesta: un destino diseñado para turistas, pero que conserva la esencia de Alaska. Senderos, museos, historia, naturaleza y comunidad hacen de este rincón algo especial. Partimos rumbo a Juneau, con la promesa de más avistaje de ballenas y días largos para disfrutar el paisaje.